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Weather Records on 21 December 1910

29 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 December 1910. Highest significance: Grahamstown, ZA.

Key Facts for 21 December 1910

  • On 21 December 1910, 29 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 29 daily.
  • Grahamstown set a daily record precipitation of 64.5 mm (2.5 in) on 21 December 1910.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

29 stations
Weather records on 21 December 1910 29 station records on 21 December 1910 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
29 station records on 21 December 1910 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 21 December 1910: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
GrahamstownSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation64.5 mm (2.5 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour (Mag)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation77.5 mm (3.1 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation49.8 mm (2.0 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort BeaufortSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation46.7 mm (1.8 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation20.4 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
OudtshoornSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature6.2 C (43.2 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
AlicedaleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2United StatesRecord low maximum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
CastlemaineAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
FraserburgSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation0.5 mm (0.02 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature13.6 C (56.5 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature9.7 C (49.5 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
LindsayCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-12.8 C (9.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset EastSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation37.8 mm (1.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.8 mm (0.03 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation47.2 mm (1.9 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Maldon (Derby Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
LindsayCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-22.2 C (-8.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff ReinetSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord high maximum temperature19.0 C (66.2 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

29 records
Records on 21 December 1910 by type Records set or tied on 21 December 1910 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 15, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 051015Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 7Heaviest daily rainfall: 15Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 21 December 1910 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 15, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 21 December 1910 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum7
Heaviest daily rainfall15
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 21 December 1910 by timescale Records on 21 December 1910 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 29. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 29all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 21 December 1910 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 29.
Records on 21 December 1910 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily29

How Much Records Were Beaten By

25 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 December 1910 Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.4. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 10: 2010 to 20: 220 to 30: 130 to 40: 140 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 December 1910
MarginRecords
0 to 1020
10 to 202
20 to 301
30 to 401
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

21 December 1910
Top 20 records on 21 December 1910 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
21 December 1910Grahamstown, ZAdaily rain64.5 mm (2.5 in)43.4 mm (1.7 in)18 years40 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1910Seymour (Mag), ZAdaily rain77.5 mm (3.1 in)33.6 mm (1.3 in)1 year30 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1910Peddie (Mag), ZAdaily rain49.8 mm (2.0 in)21.9 mm (0.9 in)27 years28 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1910Fort Beaufort, ZAdaily rain46.7 mm (1.8 in)14.9 mm (0.6 in)27 years26 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1910Oxford, GBdaily rain20.4 mm (0.8 in)9.0 mm (0.35 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1910Oudtshoorn, ZAdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)13.9 mm (0.5 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1910Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily low min6.2 C (43.2 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)39 years19 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1910Alicedale, ZAdaily rain31.8 mm (1.3 in)7.7 mm (0.30 in)27 years19 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1910St John's, CAdaily high max11.1 C (52.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)20 years18 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1910World Trade Ctr, USdaily low max-4.4 C (24.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1910Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily low min6.7 C (44.1 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)27 years15 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1910Trenton 2, USdaily low max-2.8 C (27.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1910Walgett Council Depot, AUdaily low min12.2 C (54.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)17 years13 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1910Castlemaine, AUdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)30 years13 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1910Fraserburg, ZAdaily rain0.5 mm (0.02 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1910Bourke Post Office, AUdaily low min13.6 C (56.5 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)19 years12 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1910Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily low min9.7 C (49.5 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1910Lindsay, CAdaily low max-12.8 C (9.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1910Somerset East, ZAdaily rain37.8 mm (1.5 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)27 years11 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1910Perth Regional Office, AUdaily rain0.8 mm (0.03 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)17 years8 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 1910
Records on 12-21 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1910. 1910 had 29 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001793: 11794: 11799: 11801: 21808: 31825: 11828: 11839: 11846: 11850: 11855: 71859: 11860: 11868: 11870: 11871: 21874: 21875: 31876: 11877: 11878: 11879: 11880: 11884: 11886: 31889: 11890: 41893: 41894: 11895: 51896: 31897: 31898: 11900: 81901: 151902: 51903: 251904: 31905: 151906: 151907: 171908: 191909: 201910: 291911: 361912: 231913: 111914: 1071915: 431916: 401917: 181918: 411919: 571920: 301921: 1041922: 341923: 3231924: 3771925: 1201926: 1781927: 1471928: 701929: 1561930: 661931: 5561932: 1501933: 5811934: 2301935: 3981936: 3231937: 1891938: 1451939: 1401940: 6221941: 6511942: 9681943: 1481944: 7621945: 3961946: 4951947: 7001948: 2971949: 1,2811950: 5041951: 1,0611952: 1971953: 2561954: 4441955: 8881956: 6721957: 8461958: 5161959: 2721960: 5851961: 2541962: 5631963: 1,1371964: 6131965: 2471966: 4001967: 1,9231968: 8181969: 8281970: 5471971: 6801972: 6511973: 1,2921974: 3741975: 5481976: 4461977: 4701978: 5171979: 5581980: 7261981: 1,4761982: 7021983: 3,3241984: 1,0121985: 9791986: 4041987: 7751988: 7171989: 3,2031990: 2,7011991: 1,1251992: 7511993: 9671994: 7931995: 8781996: 1,1141997: 8101998: 1,1421999: 8512000: 9442001: 6502002: 5792003: 1,1032004: 6752005: 6062006: 1,4432007: 9462008: 1,0622009: 1,0972010: 2,0392011: 6532012: 7592013: 1,0292014: 8782015: 1,1732016: 5432017: 4592018: 7382019: 7522020: 9632021: 3232022: 5282023: 1,1662024: 7792025: 1,1001793187418981915193119471963197919952011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1910. 1910 had 29 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-21 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17941
17991
18012
18083
18251
18281
18391
18461
18501
18557
18591
18601
18681
18701
18712
18742
18753
18761
18771
18781
18791
18801
18841
18863
18891
18904
18934
18941
18955
18963
18973
18981
19008
190115
19025
190325
19043
190515
190615
190717
190819
190920
191029
191136
191223
191311
1914107
191543
191640
191718
191841
191957
192030
1921104
192234
1923323
1924377
1925120
1926178
1927147
192870
1929156
193066
1931556
1932150
1933581
1934230
1935398
1936323
1937189
1938145
1939140
1940622
1941651
1942968
1943148
1944762
1945396
1946495
1947700
1948297
19491,281
1950504
19511,061
1952197
1953256
1954444
1955888
1956672
1957846
1958516
1959272
1960585
1961254
1962563
19631,137
1964613
1965247
1966400
19671,923
1968818
1969828
1970547
1971680
1972651
19731,292
1974374
1975548
1976446
1977470
1978517
1979558
1980726
19811,476
1982702
19833,324
19841,012
1985979
1986404
1987775
1988717
19893,203
19902,701
19911,125
1992751
1993967
1994793
1995878
19961,114
1997810
19981,142
1999851
2000944
2001650
2002579
20031,103
2004675
2005606
20061,443
2007946
20081,062
20091,097
20102,039
2011653
2012759
20131,029
2014878
20151,173
2016543
2017459
2018738
2019752
2020963
2021323
2022528
20231,166
2024779
20251,100

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).